by DCEF | Dec 29, 2020 | Featured, News
As the year comes to a close, we want to thank you for your partnership with Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF), including New Church Ministry, and Hope Partnership Services. 2020 has been unprecedented in so many ways. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our usual way...
by DCEF | Dec 17, 2020 | Featured, News, Press Releases
On Thursday, December 17, 2020, the amount of total loan approvals extended by Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF) to congregations in need exceeded one billion dollars. Now in its 138th year, the financial ministry offers investments to individuals, churches and...
by Gilberto Collazo | Dec 4, 2020 | Ask the Advisors, COVID-19, Featured
This week, Ask the Advisors welcomes guest blogger Gilberto Collazo, Vice President of Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF) and Lead for Hope Partnership Services. In 1964, I lived through the 9.2 magnitude earthquake in Alaska. I was only five years old at the...
by Rosario Ibarra | Nov 20, 2020 | Ask the Advisors, COVID-19, Featured
Is it possible to thrive during this uncertain time of the coronavirus? It depends. Businesses such as delivery services, online classes, grocery stores and cleaning services are thriving because they are meeting the needs of people at this time. Can congregations do...
by DCEF | Nov 19, 2020 | COVID-19, Featured, News
A goal of Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF) is to keep the congregations we serve aware of the financial relief options available to them. During the coronavirus pandemic, one such resource is the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) of which the application...
by DCEF | Nov 10, 2020 | Ask the Advisors, COVID-19, Featured
This week, Ask the Advisors welcomes guest blogger Terrell L McTyer, Minister of New Church Strategies at New Church Ministry. Question: Does God still expect us to fulfill the Great Commission during the pandemic? From the day of Pentecost to the dread of the...
